| The Bizarre Hanging Coffins of China | |
The hanging coffin is a unique Chinese funerary custom that began in the 8th century BC. As the name suggests, families would place the deceased into wooden coffins and hang them on the side of cliffs.
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Although no one knows exactly how or why the hanging coffins came to be, there are various hypotheses about their origins. Most commonly, they are attributed to the Bo people, an ethnic minority who resided in Matangba, China over 3000 years ago. Expeditions to the coffins and scientific dating corroborate these assertions. During the height of the Bo people, hanging coffins were the most widespread form of burial in ancient southwest China.
The practice ended with their unexplained disappearance.
Eh maybe they fell of the cliff trying to hang some of the coffins …  ====================================
"Open Mike Night " sounded like a lot of fun until i found out i was going to an Autopsy
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12th Dec 2011 8:36pm
